Paramedic accused of fondling patient strapped to gurney

A 19-year-old woman has filed a lawsuit against the city of Sacramento after Sacramento Fire Deptartment paramedic Jared David Evans allegedly fondled her breasts while she was unresponsive in an ambulance after suffering a seizure on April 1. (Sacramento Fire Department)

A 19-year-old woman filed a lawsuit against the city of Sacramento alleging that a paramedic groped her while she was unresponsive in an ambulance, The Sacramento Bee reports.

The woman filed a Sept. 28 medical malpractice claim against the city, accusing Sacramento Fire Department paramedic Jared David Evans of fondling her breasts while she was strapped to a gurney, en route to the Kaiser Permanente hospital in south Sacramento. She had recently suffered a seizure.

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A paramedic intern who was in the ambulance told detectives that Evans urged them to "take a look" at the patient's breasts, according to an arrest warrant.

"Evans then placed his hand down the front of V-Doe's (the victim's) shirt and pullled her breast out of the top of her shirt/bra and said, 'those are some big a-- nipples,'" according to the warrant, The Sacramento Bee reported.

Evans then turned to the intern and said, "Sorry man, I had to," according to police.

The woman told detectives that she was restrained with her eyes closed, but could hear the paramedics. She also said she felt a hand pull her breast out of her shirt.

Evans, who denied the allegations, was arrested and charged with misdemeanor sexual battery. He's scheduled to appear in Sacramento Superior Court Jan. 16 and faces up to six months in jail.

He's since been placed on administrative leave.

Brandon Erickson, an attorney for Evans, said he looks forward to having his client "exonerated by a jury," The Sacramento Bee reported.

Alex Gortinsky, an attorney for the young woman, says his client feels like she was a rape victim. "She still hasn't quite been able to overcome the situation of what happened to her," he said.